Shirt-sleeve.



No. 811,662. PATENTED FEB. 6, was.

T. PURYEAR. SHIRT SLEEVE.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 15, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

v No. 811,662.

T. PURYEAR. SHIRT SLEEVE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Wbhweaoao TAYLOR PURYEAR, OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS.

SHIRT-SLEEVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. a, 19cc.

Application filed November 15, 1904. Serial No. 232,850.

To all whrmt it 'lmtg concern..-

Be it known that I, TAYLOR PURYEAR, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Jonesboro, in the county of (-raighead and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Shirt-Sleeve, of which the following is a SPOCl fication.

The invention relates to improvements in shirt-sleeves.

The object of the present invention to improve the construction of shirt-sleeves and to provide a simple and efficient one designed for use on outingand other shirts and adapted to be conveniently rolled up to within a short distance of and at a point below the el bow to afford free use of the arm for playing such games as golf and the like or for any other purpose.

A further object of the invention is to pro- .vide a shirt-sleeve of this character which will remain rolled or turned up, so as not to interfere with a player, and which will be also adapted when turned down to receive a cuff.

Another object of the invention is to enable the-cuff to be conveniently adjusted to suit the length of the sleeve of the coat.

Withthese and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes .in the form, pro

' in which the sleeve is made.

portion, size, and minor detailsof construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a shirt provided with a sleeve constructed in accordance with this invention, the cuff being in position. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the sleeve, showing the opposi'te side thereof, the cull being detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing the sleeve rolled up. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank Fig. 5 is a detail view of the cull. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional'view of one side of the lower foldable portion of the sleeve, showing the inner reinforce or lining and the stiffening-piece.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a shirt-sleeve which is of the same length as an ordinary shirt-sleeve and which is provided with a lower foldable portion 2, adapted to be folded or rolled up to the position shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings. The lower foldable portion 2 is reinforced by a lining 3 for the purpose of making the fold able portion heavy and easy to fold and also to cause the sleeve when rolled up to present the same figure at the rolled-up portion asthe rest of the shirt. The lining, which is preferably formed integral with the rest of the sleeve, extends from the lower end of the sleeve to the upper end of the foldable porone side to increase its width or diameter,

and it is folded on the dotted lines 6 and 7. The opposite sides of the sleeve from the lower edge to the dotted lines 6 are substantially parallel. The sleeve is tapered between the lines 6. and 7, and thereby reduced in size to facilitate folding over it the lower portion lying between the line 6 and the lower edge of the sleeve. The second fold is made on the line 7, and that portion of the sleeve between the line 7 and the upper end of the foldable portion is of less area than the intermediate portion between the lines 6 and 7, which enables the second fold to be conveniently made.

The corner formed by the lower enlarged portion of the sleeve and the intermediate tapered portion serves as a guide for making the first fold, and in order to facilitate folding the sleeve the lower enlarged portion is provided with a rectangular stiffening-piece S,

located between the lining and the body por-.

tion of the sleeve and constructed of heavy fabric or-other suitable material. The stiffening-piece, which .is secured between the sleeve and the lining by stitches, extends from a point adjacent to the lower edge of the sleeve within a short distance of the line on which the first [old is made and greatly facilitates folding the shirt-sleeve.

In Fig. 4t of the drawings is illustrated a blank from which the shirt-sleeve is made.

The lower portion 9 of the blank constitutes the lining, the blank being folded on the dotted line 10 to provide the deep hem or lining of the foldable portion. The lines 6 and 7 indicate where the first and second folds are made, and the line 11 indicates the upper end of the foldable portion of the sleeve. The side edges 12 of the blank between the lines 10 and 6 are substantially parallel, and the side edges 13 between the lines 6 and 7 converge to form the intermediate tapered portion, and the side edges 14 between the lines 7 and 11 have a slight taper in the opposite direction; but the upper portion between the first fold extends above the upper end of the lines 7 and 11 is of less area than the intermediate taperin portion and is also of less width, so that the first material within the lining. The lower portion 9, lying below the dotted line 10, is of the same shape as the material of the blank lying between the lines 10 and 11, so that when the lower portion, which forms the lining, is folded it will corre-.

spond with that portion of the sleeve against which it is folded.

The sleeve is adapted to make a smooth neat roll and will remain in its folded position without the aid of any fastening devices. When the sleeve is not rolled up, it is adapted to receive the cuff attachment 5, which consists of a cuff 15 and a flexible strip 16, united to the inner or upper longitudinal edge of the cuff and extended slightly beyond the same, the extended portion being rounded and provided with a button 17 and a buttonhole 18 for connecting them together. The cuff is of conventional form, and it is adapted to receive a link cuff-button. The end attachment is adjustably connected with the sleeve by means of a longitudinal tab 19, secured to the exterior of the sleeve within the area of the foldable portion and provided with a plurality of buttonholes 20, adapted to receive the button 17 and capable of enabling the attachment to be adjusted upward and downward to suit the length of the coat-sleeve. The tab 19, which is attached to the sleeve near the upper end of the foldable portion, is flexible and is concealed within the folds when the sleeve is rolled up.

In order to facilitate the application of the cuff attachment to the sleeve, the latter is provided at the stiffening-piece with a button 21, and it has a transversely-disposed tab 22, spaced from and arranged in the same transverse plane as the button and adapted to engage the said button to draw the sleeve together. This will enable the cuff attachment to be readily placedon the sleeve. The strip 16 at the inner or upper edge of the cull will be unstarched to enable it to be readily buttoned around the sleeve.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A shirt-sleeve provided with a foldable lower portion adapted to be successively and accurately folded or rolled up on definite lines, and consisting of an enlarged bottom portion, a tapered portion, and an upper portion of less width than the lower enlarged portion.

2. A shirt-sleeve having a foldable lower portion having means for enabling it to'be successively folded or rolled up to shorten it, and a stiffening-piece of a length less than the width of the sleeve to avoid interfering with the flexible character thereof, said stiffeningpiece forming a guide for folding the sleeve.

3. A shirt-sleeve'having a foldable lower portion enlarged at the bottom, a stiffeningpiece of a width less than that of the sleeve secured to the same at the enlarged portion of the same, and means located adjacent to the stiffening-piece for drawing the enlarged portion of the sleeve together.

4. A shirt-sleeve having a foldable lower portion consisting of upper and lower portions of different widths and an intermediate connecting tapered portion, a longitudinal tab secured to the said upper portion and arranged Within the area of the foldable portion, and a cuff attachment provided with means for detachably engaging the tab.

5. A shirt-sleeve having a lower foldable portion enlarged at the bottom, a cuff attachment, means for securing the same to the sleeve, and fastening devices secured to the enlarged portion of the sleeve in spaced relation and adapted to engage each other for drawing the enlarged portion of the sleeve together.

6. A shirt-sleeve having a foldable lower portion formed from a blank provided at its bottom with correspondingly-shaped portions adapted to be folded to provide an inner lining, said correspondinglyshaped portions when folded consisting of an enlarged bottom portion having approximately parallel side edges, a tapering intermediate portion having converging side edges, and an upper smaller portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TAYLOR PU RYEAR.

Witnesses:

WILL R. PATRICK, W. S. JACKSON. 

